Buford City School District

The Buford City School District is a school district in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. The Georgia Department of Education announced Buford Academy as a 2014 Highest-Performing School. Buford City Schools serves approximately 5,000 students in a campus-like setting of five schools, two performing arts centers, and a multi-purpose arena. In October 2020, Niche again named BCS the Number One School District in Georgia—an honor that has been bestowed upon the district for six consecutive years.
The district includes the city of Buford; it is partially in Gwinnett County and partially in Hall County.

WWW bufordcityschools.org

Schools

Buford Elementary School
Buford Academy
Buford Senior Academy
Buford Middle School
Buford High School

Superintendent Resignation after Use of Racist Term

Dr. Geye Hamby was put on administrative leave on August 21, 2018, after recordings surfaced in which a person repeatedly and casually used the "n-word." Hamby resigned on August 24, 2018, as a result of the recordings.